The 2009 Results are in!!!
Scholarship Selections for 2009
The Scholarship Selection Committee, of Bob Abney, Paul Weishaupt, and John Black interviewed Chapter scholarship applicants. There were 19 total applications received from high schools in Douglas, Saint David, Sierra Vista, and a home schooled student. All were highly deserving of our scholarships. The results of the selection process are outlined below:
The LTC Hans F. Wege Memorial Scholarship:
Cadet Brittany Vowell was selected to receive the Hans F. Wege Scholarship. Brittany has a 4.37 Grade Point Average (GPA) and is ranked number six out of a graduating class of 562. She has carried a 98% grade in Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) classes. Her JROTC activities include the Marksmanship Team, Honor Guard, Color Guard, leadership camps, and service oriented activities such as highway cleanups. She has been active in the National Honor Society, Modern Music Masters, the Denominators, the Key Club, Student Council, the Band, and volunteers tutoring and reading to elementary school children. Her sports have included ballet, gymnastics, swim, dive, soccer, track and tennis. Cadet Vowell has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills as the President of the Rotary International sponsored Interact Club, and the Chairperson of the Sierra Vista Youth Commission. Recently, she and a partner took 1st Place in the SSVEC Science Fair by presenting a study on ballistics and spatter patterns. She is planning on attending Northern Arizona University pursuing a degree in engineering and a commission as an Army Officer. This scholarship was made possible by the generous contribution of Mrs. Helen Wege in memory of her husband, LTC Hans F. Wege.
Coronado Chapter Scholarship:
Shannon Moore has truly been a student athlete during her entire high school career. She has been a member of the Buena High School Varsity Swim Team and served as the team captain during critical regional and state competitions. Shannon has also played on the powerhouse Buena High School Junior Varsity and Varsity Softball Teams. She will be graduating with an impressive 4.26 GPA ranking her 13th in a graduating class of 562. Shannon is a National History Day Regional winner, a People to People Student Ambassador, and a Youth Engineering and Science Fair and Calculus Camp participant. She volunteers in local causes such as cleaning up trails and canyons in the Huachuca Mountains and encouraging youth reading and math skills. Shannon will be attending Barrett, the Honors College, at Arizona State University. She will be pursuing a career in the fields of civil and environmental engineering.
The Coronado Chapter Scholarship:
Ariana Dildine is a talented and hardworking young woman. She has excelled in JROTC, serving as Cadet Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, Honor Guard Commander, and numerous other leadership positions. She has a 4.3 GPA placing her 12th in a graduating class of 562. She has maintained a 98% grade in JROTC. Ariana has been active in the National Honor Society, the Advanced Placement Club, Calculus Club and the Buena Marching Band. Community service activities include highway cleanups, American Red Cross Blood Drives, Cancer Relay for Life, nursing home visitations, and tutoring. She has earned numerous JROTC awards and medals for achievement and excellence. Ariana has also earned a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. She is planning on attending Cedarville University in Ohio and majoring in physics. Ariana eventually plans on working for the National Air and Space Administration and with a ministry organization such as the New Tribes Mission Aviation Program.
The Coronado Chapter Scholarship:
Zoe Bieranowski was selected to receive a Coronado Chapter Scholarship. Zoe has a 4.35 GPA and is ranked seventh of 562 in her class at Buena High School. Ms. Bieranowski and her partner, Brittany Vowell, took first place in the 2009 SSVEC Youth and Engineering Science Fair. The project studied Spatter Patterns and Ballistics. She took first place in the regional and state level National History Day Competition. Her subject was The Sonderkommando Revolt at Auschwitz, during the Second World War. During 2009, she was a National Merit Scholarship Finalist. She has participated in the Buena Fine Arts Association, the International Thespians Society, the Denominators, the National Honor Society, both the Buena and Kettering Fairmont (Ohio) high school Bands and Color Guards, and still found time for pursuing ballet. Zoe has worked and volunteered as a lifeguard and water safety instructor in both Sierra Vista and Kettering, Ohio, during the past five years. She has volunteered over 100 hours at the Fort Huachuca Community Thrift Shop since 1998 and has been a radio broadcaster at her high school radio station, WKET 98.3, in Kettering Fairmont high school. Zoe plans on attending Arizona State University, pursuing a degree in Political Science with a minor in languages. She hopes to eventually work in a consulate or embassy for the US State Department.
The Coronado Chapter Scholarship:
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Sarah Brierly has been able to effectively balance a rigorous course load, while simultaneously volunteering for many clubs. She has taken honors and Advanced Placement classes throughout her high school career, earning a 3.97 GPA. She served as a Delegate to the Model United Nations at The Hague, Netherlands, and as a Delegate to the Harvard Model United Congress in Paris, France. She traveled on a “Mission” trip to Slovakia to assist in building a school playground. Sarah is a four year Varsity Cheerleader, serving as the Captain of the squad in her senior year. She is a varsity soccer player, member of the Student Council, the National Honor Society, the Advanced Placement Club, and Reading is Fundamental Club. Sarah excelled as one of 13 students selected to work as a Peer Support Group Counselor with the Buena Counseling Department as a peer counselor/mediator. Sarah is planning on attending the University of Texas where she will major in Athletic Training with the goal of earning a graduate degree in Physical Therapy. She hopes to apply her education helping children or assisting soldiers and veterans in a military hospital.
The Coronado Chapter Scholarship:
Natascha Bobke has been very active in the JROTC program, and received the MOAA Medal in 2008. She has excelled as a student, athlete, and volunteer while attending high school. Her GPA is 4.03 ranking 16th in her class. She has been on the Varsity Swim Team and the Tennis Team, serving as the Captain of the Tennis Team in her senior year. Natasha has been in the National Honor Society, the National Society of High School Scholars, the US Achievement Academy, and participated in the Arizona level National History Day. She has found time to work at her parents business and volunteer for many local causes such as: performing highway cleanups, participating in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, Red Cross Blood Drives, the Fry Fire Department Toy Drive, and selling VFW poppies. Natascha was a member and the President of the Sister Cities Club, where her bilingual abilities were used extensively. She has received a four-year Naval ROTC Scholarship and will be attending Washington University where she will pursue a Nursing degree. Her ultimate goal is to continue in the medical field and become a medical doctor.
MOAA Medal
Our MOAA Medal winner this year is Cadet LTC Amanda Wheat. Amanda’s overall GPA is 4.09 and her JROTC GPA is 4.0. She has been selected as the cadet Battalion Commander for the School Year 09-10. Cadet Wheat has been very active in JROTC, holding positions as Squad Leader, Battalion Command Sergeant Major and currently as the Battalion Commander. She has been a company guideon bearer, Commanded the Honor Guard and Commanded the Four-Person Armed Drill Team. Amanda has been awarded the Superior Cadet Award three times and been the Cadet of the Year for three years. Her strongest traits are leadership and academics. Cadet Wheat has also been active in the Cochise Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering, winning seven consecutive times in the youth writing program. She has been very active in Girl Scouts, advancing from Brownies, Juniors, Cadetts, and is currently in her second year as a Girl Scout. Amanda has earned the Girl Scout Bronze Award, Silver Award, and is completing the Gold Award, which is the highest award a Girl Scout can earn. In addition to all her other activities, Cadet Wheat has found time to participate in dance. She has danced at Maxine’s School of Dance and is currently at Alma Delores International Dance Center. She has won numerous dance competitions and awards. Her JROTC Advisor, LTC John Trombley, commented about Cadet Wheat by stating, “she is the epitome of a cadet exuding Army values and living up to the highest standards of conduct.” She is a very deserving member of the JROTC Program and recipient of the MOAA Medal.
MOAA Scholarship winners and their parents where guests of the Coronado Chapter for the June 18th 2009 dinner. I wish to recognize and thank the Scholarship Selection Committee of Bob Abney and Paul Weishaupt for their time and energy throughout the selection process. One thing has become obvious after going through our Scholarship selection process for the past three years. Our winners have the most supportive and committed role models in their parents. Almost all our candidates told us that their role models and heroes are their parents. Thanks to our winners’ parents and supportive families.
And most importantly, the Scholarship Committee thanks you for all your generous contributions to our Scholarship Fund.
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